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g49 | heads bobble, M’s wobble

for what it’s worth, interesting to note that . . .
^ M’s have now played 31 games vs. teams over .500
^ R’s have played 32 games vs. teams under .500 (coincidentally, their record is 32-17)

ON THE MOUND
Suffice it to say, Felix hasn’t been the same since he came out of the Yankee game back in NY due to back strain. First he faltered in Cleveland, tonight it was at home in front of King’s Court – 114 pitches weren’t enough to get him through the 6th . . .

Good to see the bullpen return to form . . .
Ollie, Yoervis, Charlie and Carter combined for 3.2 innings of scoreless relief – only TWO hits and FOUR K’s

AT THE PLATE
M’s batters were double-digit strikeout victims tonight, bringing the total of such games to TWENTY
~ they only manage FIVE total hits
~ only ONE for extra bases – Kendrys, double, which also accounted for the M’s only runs

IN THE FIELD
The DEE at least looked nicely familiar tonight . . .
* nice DP (Brendan-Carlos-Justin)
* awesome play at the plate – Brendan to Kelly
* great catch by Michael S, robbing the Rangers of a sure double

We need more smiles like this | Elaine Thompson, AP

tweets of the game . . .

Felix can't finish the 6th — just the 2nd time since 2010 he's failed to go at least 6 inn. in consecutive starts. #Mariners